Rail anchor



In order to maintain the rail base in said recesses and to cause the yoke ends to bear firmly on the rail base edges and hold the yoke inlocked position therewith, a wedging member I) is inserted between the yoke and rail. In order that this wedge may be held in properly aligned position,- a wedge receiving recess E is arranged in the yoke C, thematerial of the yoke being preferably oftset or bowed in the manner shown to afford the requisite strength to the yoke. To accommodate the tapered part or rib G of the wedge, the recess E' is tapered and in order that the yoke C may not be tilted from its normal position when the wedge is driven home and ,thus leave but a portion of the yoke endsG in effective frictional contact with the rail base, the taper of the recess and wedge part correspond to each other. The recess Eand wedge part G are preferably conical to permit the wedge to rotate about its longitudinal axis and to take a yoke movement.

position of maximum bearing effectiveness against the rail base; although the present invention is not limited to any particular shape Wedge part or recess.

v Inasmuch as the movement of the rail takes place along its longitudinal axis, the yoke in accompanying the moving rail part, also moves in a direction parallel to the rail axis. In order to prevent separation of the wedge and yokeon movement of the latter, the wedge part receiving recess E is angularly arranged with respect to the length of the rail so that the normal direction for withdrawal and insertionof the wedge differs from the normal direction of rail and resultant of the component forces acting on the wedge should be 1n a direction corresponding to the normal direction of its withdrawalfrom the yoke, the wedge necessarily must accompany the yoke and under ordinary circumstances free itself of, or tear through any of the materialsordinarily obstructingthe movement, 'ofthe wedge, and

which would in fact separate the wedge from the yoke in the devices heretofore in use. To afford a substantial footing against the tie for' the check device, one endof the'wedge .D hasa depending apron or flange J, the abutting face of whichis generally angularlv l,inc'lined with reference to the direction of withdrawal of the wedge or in other words. is parallel to the tie face. The wedge part tion, oneof the yoke ends. C is passed over: one of the rail base edges, the rail edge be- 7 ing permitted to take a positionwithin the inturned end C below the recess C; In

In this manner, unless the included in I posed that'the direction of withdrawal of vice tightens up and securely anchors the. rail.

vlce parts, the apron or flange J moveslat During the tightening.up of the deerally across the face of tie B until the parts arefully tightened. The thrusts of the rail cause this apron to become slightly embedded in the tie and thus prevented from moving laterally. Inasmuch as the flange J can only move in a direction parallel to the direction of rail movement it necessarily must either break or tearthrough any obstructing material.

While various equivalents and; equivalent modifications are mentioned in the foregoing specification, it is to be understood that these are not the only equivalents which may be used and are only inserted for the pur pose of afiording a clear understanding of the principles of the invention.

It is claimed: 7 v I 1. The combination with a track rail and a road bed part, of means to check thecreep of the rail, said means comprising a wedging member, one end of which is adapt-' ed to abut against the road bed part, and

which when in operative position is angu-- larly located with respect to the direction of ra1l movement and is free to move with the rail.

2. The combination with a track rail and a road bed part, of means to check the creep of the ,1LIl, Stld means comprising a plurality of cooperating members one of which embraces the rail base and which is clamped downwardly against the rail base by the other memberwhen the latter is in operative position, theglast named memberbeing held by the rail embracing member in an angularly inclined position with re-. spect to the direction of rail movement and against one ofits ends being adapted to abut the road bedpart.

3. The combination with a track rail and creep of the-rail, said means comprising. a

yoke and a wedge, the wedge being adapted :to be inserted between the yoke and the rail to clampthe yoke downwardly against the rail base, the yoke having a wedge'receiving recess underlying the rail base-so disthe wedge differs from the direction ofrail movement, the wedge being adapted to'accompany the yoke on movement of the latter. I

4. The combination with a track rail and mea -em the rail 'movement by the rail engaging member. p

6. The combination with a track rail base and a road bed part, of means to check thecreep of the rail, said means comprising a yoke having a recess adaptedto' engage the: rail base and a wedge fitting said recessa-n'd underlying the base to lock the yoke to the raih the wedge when in operative position being held in said recess at an angle to the direction of the rail movement and being unattached to the road bed part.-

7. The combination with a track rail and a road bed part, of means to check the creep of the rail, said means comprising a yoke adapted to engage the rail base and having a tapered recess, and a wedge which is snugly fitted in the recess and is inseparable from the yoke when in operative position by the contraction of the rail.

8. The combination with a track rail and a road bed part, of means to check the creep of the rail, said means comprising a yoke adapted to engage the rail base substantially at right angles thereto and having a wedge receiving recess angularly inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rail and located below the rail base.

9. The combination with a track rail and a road bed part, of means to check the creep of the rail, said means comprising a yoke having oppositely disposed intnrned ends each of which has a recess adapted to fit opposite rail edges and means to force the yoke recesses downwardly against the rail. edges.

10. The combination with a track rail and a road bed part, of means to check the creep of the rail, said means comprising a yoke having a tapered recessand guide recesses to receive the rail and prevent rotation of the yoke with respect to the rail.

11. The combination with a track rail and a road bed part, of means to check the creep of the rail, said means comprising a yoke having a tapered recess and guide recesses to receive the rail anda wedge'hav ing a correspondingly tapered part to fit said recess. 7 V

1:2. The combination with a track rail and a road bed part, of means to check the creep oi"? the rail, said means comprising a yoke; adapted to engagethe-railbase angle angles thereto and' havi'ng a tapered recess; 7

and a wed e having* a'correspondinglv tapered part to fitfsaid recessy-the recess be ing angul'arly inclined with respect tofthe longitudinal axisof the rail. 13. A wedge member for creep checks comprising a" substantially flat rportionw adapted tounderlie'the rail '.base,fthe fiat portion having a tapered wedging part circular in" cross section and" a b'asedtie abutting end. 7

145-. The combination of a tr'acl'rrail and a wedging member adapted to move with the rail in one direction underlying the track ra-il base, the wedging member having abiased tie abutting end.

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15. A yoke for rail creep checks 'conrprising oppositelydisposed ends and having' a recess angularly inclined with respect to a perpendicular'to the plane of the yoke;

the recess being substantially catecl between the ends.

16. A yoke for rail creep checks comprising oppositely disposed inturned ends each having a recess adapted to fit the rail edges. I 1

17. A yoke for creep checks comprising a; single bar having oppositely disposed inturned ends each of which has a recess adapted to fit the rail edges.

-18. A yoke for rail creep checks com prising oppositely disposed symmetrical ends having rail receiving recesses shaped to fit the rail edge and a tapered wedge receiving recess. 7

.19. The combination with a track rail and road bed part, a yoke having ends adapted to engage and fit the rail, and having a recess angularly inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis of the rail, and a wedgefpart adapted to engage said recess and abut against the road bed part, the fitted centrally lo yoke ends preventing any turning movement of the yoke by the pressure exerted by the wedge in the yoke recess.

20. The combination with a track rail and a road bed part, of a yoke having a recess which is tapered downwardly away from the plane of the rail base and a wedge part adapted to fit said recess, the taper of the recess and the wedge part being similar so that the wedge takes a position of maximum efficiency with respect to the rail base the yokehaving means to prevent its rotation with respect to the rail.

21.'A creep check device for track rails comprising a rigid Wedging member and a cooperating rail holding member having means comprising a wedge receiving recess to hold the wedging member in locked en gagement therewith on contraction of the rail. r 7

'22. A creep check device for track rails consisting solely of a yoke and a wedging member, the members being mutually fitted to prevent incorrect assembling, and thewedglngmember belng lnchned With respect v to the direction of rail movement.

23. A creep check device for track rails comprising a yoke and a Wedge cooperating 7 With the yoke and snugly fitted thereto and means on said Wedge and yoke forv permitting said Wedge to rock transversely ofthe yoke, the parts being adapted to be assembled WitllOllt changing the configuration of Y the parts.

24, A creep check comprising a yoke having oppositely disposed inturned ends, each of the ends having a recess adapted to re- ;ceive and fit the rail edge and means to Wardly against the rail, the direction. of i adapted'to receive and fit the rail edge and an offset portion to form a recess adapted to receive a Wedge.

27. A creep check comprising a yoke having a Wedge receiving recess and a tie abutting Wedge, the yoke having inturnedends shaped to fit the rail edges, the space between. the edges corresponding to the Width of the rail base, and the Wedge fitting in the recess and being held thereby in a direction inclined to the direction of rail movement.

Signed at the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 24th day of January, 1923.

AUGUST DINKLAGE. [n s] 

